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Metallica: The Unforgiven

  • Music Video
  • 1991
  • 11m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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James Hetfield in Metallica: The Unforgiven (1991)
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Music video for Metallica's 1991 song "The Unforgiven". Next to the band performing the song it features a boy born in captivity who spends his life in a windowless stone room. He ages into ... Read allMusic video for Metallica's 1991 song "The Unforgiven". Next to the band performing the song it features a boy born in captivity who spends his life in a windowless stone room. He ages into an old man and spends his life carving a window.Music video for Metallica's 1991 song "The Unforgiven". Next to the band performing the song it features a boy born in captivity who spends his life in a windowless stone room. He ages into an old man and spends his life carving a window.

  • Director
    • Matt Mahurin
  • Stars
    • Kirk Hammett
    • James Hetfield
    • Metallica
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    274
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    • Director
      • Matt Mahurin
    • Stars
      • Kirk Hammett
      • James Hetfield
      • Metallica
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    Lars Ulrich
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      • Matt Mahurin
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    • Trivia
      The song deals with the theme of the struggle of the individual against the efforts of those who would subjugate him.
    • Alternate versions
      A longer "Theatrical Version" (11:29) premiered on Music Television (MTV) on November 19, 1991. It contains non-musical and silent passages and doesn't feature the members of the band. After the premiere, a regular version (6:21) was usually aired. It's re-cut and does feature the band members. Both versions were officially released in 2006 as a part of "The Videos 1989-2004" DVD collection.
    • Connections
      Edited into Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006)

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    • Release date
      • November 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Tribe Films
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    • Runtime
      11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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